Travel :: Slovenia

<br /><div style="text-align: center;">How was your summer?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Ours was fantastic</div><div style="text-align: center;">partly due to this completely </div><div style="text-align: center;">(what seemed to me) random trip</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">- Slovenia -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I find some of the best experiences come in obscure packaging</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And I also find that as we travel Europe, it is not the topography that is so striking</div><div style="text-align: center;">(often something similar in the US)</div><div style="text-align: center;">but the architecture<br /><br />So loving this view...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y2Ye4dAN8PEhP-gj4JHL7U0ys5elhBLfb0vuM2ATYU9orbJjOaVSRu-1gBwJd5KnlsEVc0Ue9bpy3KpqJRMaE_QhPi0zBeHwMf5CemoHxDEqTYaNEkALozR7yWa898Xm66-ED-hkZIoL/s1600/DSC07726-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Y2Ye4dAN8PEhP-gj4JHL7U0ys5elhBLfb0vuM2ATYU9orbJjOaVSRu-1gBwJd5KnlsEVc0Ue9bpy3KpqJRMaE_QhPi0zBeHwMf5CemoHxDEqTYaNEkALozR7yWa898Xm66-ED-hkZIoL/s640/DSC07726-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Look at these adorable, traditional haystacks with so much personality :)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkhyvhDOBiQszKdj2970wecJxnC7l8FqG_GQt3rXSLTXfGJ78vUdFNONo-CXJegRFYATMXNQxm-t_vG0V2eP9e416veFnAggeEW3igWLo82iUgo7deJC1JsceKzYpmywvUO2EMJXup15R/s1600/DSC07733-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="520" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpkhyvhDOBiQszKdj2970wecJxnC7l8FqG_GQt3rXSLTXfGJ78vUdFNONo-CXJegRFYATMXNQxm-t_vG0V2eP9e416veFnAggeEW3igWLo82iUgo7deJC1JsceKzYpmywvUO2EMJXup15R/s640/DSC07733-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you may remember, Slovenia was part of former Yugoslavia until 1991</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />It didn't look or feel like it was a former Eastern Bloc country (although it was),</div><div style="text-align: center;">and Slovenia had the cleanliness and orderliness of their northern Austrian neighbors</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We saw pizzerias in every village and</div><div style="text-align: center;">experienced the friendliness and warmth like their Italian neighbors to the west</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Everyone we met spoke English, Italian, and Slovene</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzovWZSVeXS7RqaAo70-0CGt7KekNIhYEx6HhfQdJqkFE6SnvlDJFzTyNWnJhdXuNRCIZtLboHxZBH_lOkUfADSFUVA3zdJjm3jdk7e9X5Hrvxxok5LccQs1RqoSHK1I6vztIoAwOWbHr/s1600/Photo+5-200.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQzovWZSVeXS7RqaAo70-0CGt7KekNIhYEx6HhfQdJqkFE6SnvlDJFzTyNWnJhdXuNRCIZtLboHxZBH_lOkUfADSFUVA3zdJjm3jdk7e9X5Hrvxxok5LccQs1RqoSHK1I6vztIoAwOWbHr/s640/Photo+5-200.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We traveled the northwest region of Slovenia through the Julian Alps,</div><div style="text-align: center;">which is a warmer section of the Alps due to the Mediterranean Sea being close-ish</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As a result, delphiniums, cyclamen, and scabiosa grow wild in the forest</div><div style="text-align: center;">(I know!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's the perfect place for outdoor enthusiasts,</div><div style="text-align: center;">offering kayaking, rafting, paragliding, rock climbing, hiking,</div><div style="text-align: center;">zip lines, and even snow skiing in the winter</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">I'm dying to try river 'hydrospeeding' on specialized boards next time</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">As you can see, the water was an amazingly clear, sea-glass color</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PHEttlQ5YpleWuqICsw-Q9IifMP2HWoP_NmKjevqZ3jakKvOSas0TpcJB1zpLDcW0XiX2RwTpFVBRBzUxIAJLfyXkAwER5r3XRRzCdxw-KKDj-7Q2BvvbN-OBCA4TT51mn8God8sKLv-/s1600/DSC07839-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-PHEttlQ5YpleWuqICsw-Q9IifMP2HWoP_NmKjevqZ3jakKvOSas0TpcJB1zpLDcW0XiX2RwTpFVBRBzUxIAJLfyXkAwER5r3XRRzCdxw-KKDj-7Q2BvvbN-OBCA4TT51mn8God8sKLv-/s640/DSC07839-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Although we ran out of time to do all we wanted to do, </div><div style="text-align: center;">we did give 'canyoning' a try</div><div style="text-align: center;">which involved scrambling, climbing, </div><div style="text-align: center;">sliding, jumping, rapelling (abseiling), and swimming</div><div style="text-align: center;">through narrow river canyons</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Super fun, a little bit scary, and very wet!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBNcwlenijKA0ae8QBECMckhLCNM5PE18BnfF6WkqnHj6bvTXarp4b07YKT5c369FyiXz0hagJlvsTTof3_kkGtSaFGBxCbeuzHKiihJrz6DTTqkYnT-ZmzDYL8l4rN7Pmkz9gzm9hMUZ/s1600/DSC07809-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEBNcwlenijKA0ae8QBECMckhLCNM5PE18BnfF6WkqnHj6bvTXarp4b07YKT5c369FyiXz0hagJlvsTTof3_kkGtSaFGBxCbeuzHKiihJrz6DTTqkYnT-ZmzDYL8l4rN7Pmkz9gzm9hMUZ/s640/DSC07809-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And Lake Bohinj is where we would like to spend more time</div><div style="text-align: center;">on its beautiful tranquil waters</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_Hhb6KbSHBL62TIlxRoyDNQxbWziX01WGsaOLAMCLfjHvCE3Q5hRmiA33Z97vAT5ex1Eg8lF9H4E9oTGgo5nBkc7cykBF6dRwdeUHVwEUucRXlJNdBlrowlVNDZ9U7aAvsogP2Gx5keV/s1600/DSC07943-003.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="510" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhO_Hhb6KbSHBL62TIlxRoyDNQxbWziX01WGsaOLAMCLfjHvCE3Q5hRmiA33Z97vAT5ex1Eg8lF9H4E9oTGgo5nBkc7cykBF6dRwdeUHVwEUucRXlJNdBlrowlVNDZ9U7aAvsogP2Gx5keV/s640/DSC07943-003.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">We found many delightful curiosities such as this homemade diving board...</div><div style="text-align: center;">(yes, we had to give it a try!)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFx61OqjQx-s6vD9nNwtQN4ue8ZgZEF2VhpbwB5hL9ER5BBIWSZ8znyJI5p1l8sd8qd_GD0MkAAwv7fIJhoyyjDcja-R0PrdxVSxGR3FITSE3PTlcgm66XahpLYYshCp3WZCU3qzwjsqf/s1600/DSC07931-021.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJFx61OqjQx-s6vD9nNwtQN4ue8ZgZEF2VhpbwB5hL9ER5BBIWSZ8znyJI5p1l8sd8qd_GD0MkAAwv7fIJhoyyjDcja-R0PrdxVSxGR3FITSE3PTlcgm66XahpLYYshCp3WZCU3qzwjsqf/s640/DSC07931-021.jpg" width="508" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">...'open borders' between countries in this region thanks to the European Union</div><div style="text-align: center;">Not a person to be seen (although I'm sure video cameras were watching)...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mJjPa_iC0znyiFo-4vMEj8x-Ip5T5auZzgdqkzG3FEQ-qWpIfOeiIMqW36OmEC9qmtc6f-gkIyLmeLj_bRqw1CF5nYznxWHc9PP0qQIBG5zxVN9Dy-05TrnS2zKeyrtDnXJChlkJAQ0q/s1600/DSC07990-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4mJjPa_iC0znyiFo-4vMEj8x-Ip5T5auZzgdqkzG3FEQ-qWpIfOeiIMqW36OmEC9qmtc6f-gkIyLmeLj_bRqw1CF5nYznxWHc9PP0qQIBG5zxVN9Dy-05TrnS2zKeyrtDnXJChlkJAQ0q/s640/DSC07990-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Desolate border between Slovenia and Italy</td></tr></tbody></table><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">& I'm always a sucker for a cow crossing photo op</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpKHpQMkd1NMTYUr4K30LYN3yhLihB-jWog8Qnk8qpPT3KYvpJJOtnAjOX3_BljvKhau1DyPhr_1hnv8KIBW_WvFPwnwEcnhnRaM_KI9RMEZvPmKMPNgpBR2GQwh-A5nz01zN3ZeNvj7r/s1600/DSC07905-0019.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="512" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPpKHpQMkd1NMTYUr4K30LYN3yhLihB-jWog8Qnk8qpPT3KYvpJJOtnAjOX3_BljvKhau1DyPhr_1hnv8KIBW_WvFPwnwEcnhnRaM_KI9RMEZvPmKMPNgpBR2GQwh-A5nz01zN3ZeNvj7r/s640/DSC07905-0019.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />One of our funniest moments was taking a wrong turn<br />which led us into a looong 5 mile tunnel<br /><br />When we exited the tunnel, the sign said 'Willkommen'<br />for we had found ourselves in Austria</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br />That was a surprise - talk about wrong turns!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How was your summer?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><i>- photos by me -</i></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(an unsponsored post)</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; 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Travel :: Slovenia

How was your summer? Ours was fantastic partly due to this completely  (what seemed to me) random trip - Slovenia - I find some of the best ...

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My English Garden Fix

<br /><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Having not visited a garden all summer,</div><div style="text-align: center;">yesterday my family and I headed out to <a href="http://www.bordehill.co.uk/">Borde Hill Garden</a> in West Sussex</div><div style="text-align: center;">with our little puppy, Millie, in tow</div><div style="text-align: center;">(her first big outing)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Described as </div><div style="text-align: center;">'One of the country's truly great gardens' by Country Life Magazine,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I was thrilled to have the 17 acre garden to ourselves</div><div style="text-align: center;">thanks to the heavy rain</div><div style="text-align: center;">(which I insisted would subside any minute) (I was so wrong)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcfi8eLUE3757qgN_UGpP4KR5Ts8rOmJwSku6PZQedK20ucCkwbwsYT83MaSQaIk4n4E7lallVXZawrlImI-Pu9JWPAY5lnSYz9L6lDdJ8beObvQY0kcctyc6i5AcWb_jdm2uj_1rtgxR/s1600/DSC08119-003.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMcfi8eLUE3757qgN_UGpP4KR5Ts8rOmJwSku6PZQedK20ucCkwbwsYT83MaSQaIk4n4E7lallVXZawrlImI-Pu9JWPAY5lnSYz9L6lDdJ8beObvQY0kcctyc6i5AcWb_jdm2uj_1rtgxR/s640/DSC08119-003.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">And although the garden was past its prime in September,</div><div style="text-align: center;">it was still stunning nonetheless</div><div style="text-align: center;">with its Elizabethan mansion in the background</div><div style="text-align: center;">(still occupied by the same family since 1893)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">and The Italian Garden</div><div style="text-align: center;">- what a view -</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnr92AqyqBk3C5VDqegH0GoWNKMmIvzMMiv8jQPhl_ZF5EU1mToES923_uwRG_pbmofFrE5S_i3mG2XfKerCVkdaBXJFZba8hiWNfWL8S8uum4IAy-HEX7slBOXS9W1sv1VL2v1QZhFQl/s1600/DSC08139-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxnr92AqyqBk3C5VDqegH0GoWNKMmIvzMMiv8jQPhl_ZF5EU1mToES923_uwRG_pbmofFrE5S_i3mG2XfKerCVkdaBXJFZba8hiWNfWL8S8uum4IAy-HEX7slBOXS9W1sv1VL2v1QZhFQl/s640/DSC08139-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The photo below was taken with my favorite camera lens app, Pro HDR</div><div style="text-align: center;">It creates depth in landscape shots, sometimes even better than my fancy camera</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It takes two photos - one under-exposed and one over-exposed - and places </div><div style="text-align: center;">one on top of the other to create a photograph like magic</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2hvqbNVcp98XRFN2Tnmkl13GBQP3EKSmjbZF-2W_3s6lu0_pOhP6U256tyN3IV2Pm2yhGg_YBRzNpD6P2Dg_jkcmuM-OrcGTEEIRdP8HAb9haDfwiHyFS2P5Wc0mqNJD63fOdx7hEMvs/s1600/photo+4+(2)-002.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="478" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK2hvqbNVcp98XRFN2Tnmkl13GBQP3EKSmjbZF-2W_3s6lu0_pOhP6U256tyN3IV2Pm2yhGg_YBRzNpD6P2Dg_jkcmuM-OrcGTEEIRdP8HAb9haDfwiHyFS2P5Wc0mqNJD63fOdx7hEMvs/s640/photo+4+(2)-002.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">My son recently told me about an app called 'Bump'</div><div style="text-align: center;">he'd read about in a recent spy-thriller novel</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">It's a clever app which allows you to transfer photos and other information</div><div style="text-align: center;"> from your smart phone to another device</div><div style="text-align: center;">just by bumping them together</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The crazy thing works!</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Any apps you've discovered recently?</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">So now with the heat on in the house for the first time in a while,</div><div style="text-align: center;">I wish you a wonderful week ahead </div><div style="text-align: center;">:)</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;"> - photos by me -</span></i></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">(an unsponsored post)</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" style="font-family: EuphemiaRegular; 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My English Garden Fix

Having not visited a garden all summer, yesterday my family and I headed out to Borde Hill Garden in West Sussex with our little puppy, Mil...

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Last Weeks Of Summer

<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">The great weather continues to hold in England</div><div style="text-align: center;">as summer dons her most beautiful dress</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Views of</div><div style="text-align: center;">fields and majestic oak trees...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_vBuQerNkrUtNRtqiVidsoMHrYTl0eVFV1s6GCB4AjpT0Cn-1McGLG-TVoE-IOYIPZPPfJslP1QzKScRYPYMgtbjOKZqOo0riGmkJFS4ShUkk4AGFr1aH_i9JU4WiXfoWIWimDkUJzCT/s1600/photo-001.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgM_vBuQerNkrUtNRtqiVidsoMHrYTl0eVFV1s6GCB4AjpT0Cn-1McGLG-TVoE-IOYIPZPPfJslP1QzKScRYPYMgtbjOKZqOo0riGmkJFS4ShUkk4AGFr1aH_i9JU4WiXfoWIWimDkUJzCT/s640/photo-001.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">charming homes...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6Yw8IUXfBXasEn_SOz8En0M7V4ulwwzKV_5n_7ZWR7MTmio_mAZVJOdIJE9ejSuJUNIzpkEhnJbqP-6K0tEa73s4KKDbVZ6abbcTMX89B3Av3iNVizROFVQw2sPvrpn943u6JuCr8UfW/s1600/photo+2+(4)+1-004.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="386" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgG6Yw8IUXfBXasEn_SOz8En0M7V4ulwwzKV_5n_7ZWR7MTmio_mAZVJOdIJE9ejSuJUNIzpkEhnJbqP-6K0tEa73s4KKDbVZ6abbcTMX89B3Av3iNVizROFVQw2sPvrpn943u6JuCr8UfW/s640/photo+2+(4)+1-004.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">the nearby river...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKLfg5YxxCvQ8CFCqde6wDyMjp5mSfaFYGflCz8cFrwR2m-xjncsqsNBRcP0cYcp01Rb_7tsef95vgAYFt677ikGXl4I6BIIHWAU7ahvCfUWxMR8ewaGK2VByDRD8MdUf7mvekKhD2nFw/s1600/photo+2+%25286%2529-002.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfKLfg5YxxCvQ8CFCqde6wDyMjp5mSfaFYGflCz8cFrwR2m-xjncsqsNBRcP0cYcp01Rb_7tsef95vgAYFt677ikGXl4I6BIIHWAU7ahvCfUWxMR8ewaGK2VByDRD8MdUf7mvekKhD2nFw/s640/photo+2+%25286%2529-002.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">& gardens in full bloom...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboIYq4qPmM-fCm6ApUevYeIqObhGVTn1z5wFfCoH8WI8xxU17h23bekD9MunQGjFGpPfXGdflJPRb16UsaE7jdK6T7uaapFIvTsPMnPu-5DRyOxXJWVPuokZATwlWMdO9vu_xJ3XHCUUR/s1600/photo+3+(6)1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiboIYq4qPmM-fCm6ApUevYeIqObhGVTn1z5wFfCoH8WI8xxU17h23bekD9MunQGjFGpPfXGdflJPRb16UsaE7jdK6T7uaapFIvTsPMnPu-5DRyOxXJWVPuokZATwlWMdO9vu_xJ3XHCUUR/s640/photo+3+(6)1.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Getting into the back-to-school groove,</div><div style="text-align: center;">life is hopping around here</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">Soon to feel the calm...</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;">How are you enjoying the last bit of summer?</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">- photos by me -</span></i></div><a href="http://www.mylivesignature.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://signatures.mylivesignature.com/54489/35/2FD701A88E1AB920883327F28E3E4BF9.png" style="background: transparent; border: 0 !important;" /></a>

Last Weeks Of Summer

The great weather continues to hold in England as summer dons her most beautiful dress Views of fields and majestic oak trees... charming ho...

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